A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member has sparked widespread reactions after publicly turning down a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, who is also a corps member.
In a now-viral TikTok video, the couple can be seen laughing and holding hands as the young man presents his partner with a gift. However, what seemed like a simple exchange took an unexpected turn when he suddenly went down on one knee and revealed an engagement ring.
As the surrounding corps members erupted in excitement, cheering and urging her to say yes, the young woman stunned everyone by refusing the proposal. She calmly asked the crowd to settle down before firmly declining the ring.
The dramatic moment has since ignited conversations online, with many social media users sharing their opinions on the incident.
Here are some of the reactions:
- Godson Winner 🏆🏆🏆: “Proud of the lady! With the situation in Nigeria, guys need to hustle first before thinking about marriage—pampers alone is now 30k!”
- 804’S_PLACE🛍️🛍️: “She doesn’t deserve her NYSC certificate after this! 😹😹😹”
- LEUMAS LEO ♌: “I keep telling people, love doesn’t exist in NYSC, but they won’t listen! 😜😜😜”
- Estybee 😍: “She should have at least taken the ring first before saying no.”
- iamtolulope_toms: “Oh, so she thought the gift was for their POP ceremony—that’s why she was smiling at first, not knowing it was a proposal! 😂”
- Adio12h: “Why didn’t he discuss this with her before proposing in public?”
- Olarhymes_: “Loll😂😂 She has her reasons sha! I respect the fact that she wasn’t pressured by the crowd into making a decision she didn’t want.”
- IMAM_ABDULQODIR: “She would have gladly accepted the gifts if there was no proposal involved! 💔😂 She was caught off guard.”
- Omo Arowoduye: “Those of us who are ready to accept the ring—why don’t you ever propose to us?”
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